EA won't rule out further developer acquisitions

Following the merger of Activision and Vivendi Games, Electronic Arts has told GamesIndustry.biz that there is always a possibility of further acquisitions by the publishing giant.

EA Partners' Nick Button-Brown, speaking at GDC Lyon, also said that he believes the Activision Blizzard deal was necessary for Vivendi, although he doesn't expect to see any real effects of the merger for at least six months.

Remember last week when EA was saying they saw big mergers as a thing of the past? This is just proof that they thought they'd bought everything. This transaction proves there are things out there EA hasn't bought yet. So now, they're back in the game.